Gan Mei advised him to put big things first and not to worry about himself.
"Gan Mei, you are always so sensible and consider me so much." Xi Yu said, a hint of emotion flashing in his eyes.
Xi Yu remembered the time they spent together, and those happy days unfolded in his mind like beautiful scrolls.
"I will definitely work hard for you and for our future." Xi Yu said to himself silently.
At this moment, Xi Yu seemed to be no longer a great prince, but a husband from an ordinary family.
Xi Yu stayed here for half an hour before leaving.
The next day, Xi Yu convened Jia Xu, Zhuge Liang and other ministers to discuss the matter of becoming king proposed by Zhuge Liang. The atmosphere in the conference room was tense and everyone looked solemn.
Xi Yu first looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Didn't you make a suggestion? Why don't you tell everyone?"
Zhuge Liang cleared his throat and said, "Everyone, the battle between us and Cao Pi is inevitable. In order to make our actions more legitimate and to call on the righteous people of the world to fight against Cao Pi more effectively, I think Xi Gong must be king."
Jia Xu shook his head and interrupted, "Kongming, although your idea is good, it is a bit too ideal. Our goal is to defeat Cao Pi and occupy the Central Plains, rather than pursue an empty name."
Zhuge Liang frowned slightly and retorted: "Mr. Jia, a legitimate name can make our soldiers more excited and the people support us more. This is very helpful for our war."
Xi Yu looked at Jia Xu, then at Zhuge Liang, and said, "What you said makes sense, but the focus is different. What do you think about this?"
For a time, there were a lot of discussions in the conference room. Some people supported Zhuge Liang's view, believing that being king could improve morale; some people agreed with Jia Xu's view, feeling that there was no need to worry about a name.
Gradually, supporters and opponents all started to talk, and the scene was like a market.
But Xi Yu was very happy because these people did not understand what they meant, but were solving this problem sincerely.
"Okay, don't say anything, I have a way to decide."
Afterwards, Xi Yu asked everyone to decide whether to be king by voting, and the principle of minority obeying the majority.
Everyone looked at each other, but after thinking about it, it seemed that doing so was OK.
Xi Yu said: "Start vote now. Those who support the king should raise their hands."
Some people raised their hands slowly, their eyes firmly, believing that becoming king is an inevitable choice under the current situation.
Xi Yu counted the number of people who raised his hands, looked at the minister who did not raise his hands, and then said: "Now half of them support the king and do not support the king."
There was a silence in the conference room.
Xi Yu didn't expect that this was the result.
At this moment, footsteps came from outside the door. Sun Quan walked into the conference room. He was originally looking for Xi Yu to discuss the matter of the Chamber of Commerce, but when he saw everyone's expressions, he realized that something important was going on.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Xi, please come here later."
When Sun Quan turned around and left, Xi Yu called him.
"Zhongmou, you are here just in time. We are discussing whether to be king. You can also participate in the voting." Sun Quan was stunned and asked what was going on.
Zhuge Liang then told the relevant situation, and now each accounted for half, so his voting played a crucial role.
Sun Quan smiled slightly and said, "Then I'm more respectful than obedient."
Sun Quan walked to Xi Yu and said, "I think it is not a wise choice to become king now. We should concentrate on fighting Cao Pi, rather than dispersing our power for a name."
His words made some ministers who originally supported the king start to think again. Sun Quan continued: "Our goal is to unify the world and let the people live a peaceful life. The title of a king cannot change anything, what is important is our actions and decisions."
Xi Yu nodded and said, "Zhongmou's statement makes sense. Then, let's temporarily put aside the issue of becoming king and focus on fighting Cao Pi first."
The atmosphere in the conference room also became relaxed.
Xi Yu looked at everyone and said, "Since everyone has reached a consensus, today's meeting will end here. We will go back and prepare for the upcoming war."
In this way, everyone dispersed, and Sun Quan stayed to report to Xi Yu about the situation of the Youzhou Chamber of Commerce.
After the meeting, Zhuge Liang was waiting outside, his face was gloomy and his heart was filled with anger.
He thought that Xi Yu should not let everyone vote, but should make decisions by themselves. He felt that Xi Yu had thought of becoming king in his heart, and everyone should do things according to his ideas.
After Sun Quan left, Zhuge Liang met Xi Yu again. Xi Yu felt Zhuge Liang's dissatisfaction, but he still remained calm.
"Mr. Xi, you really shouldn't let everyone vote. Wouldn't it be enough if you just give an order to be king directly?"
"Why do you have to be so angry? If you have any questions, sit down beforehand."
Zhuge Liang did it angrily.
Xi Yu told Zhuge Liang not to be angry. Everyone did this sincerely. They did not change their minds, but made a choice based on their own judgment.
"So it's a new atmosphere, do you think it's not a good thing?"
Zhuge Liang also felt that something was right after hearing Xi Yu's words.
His face calmed down a little. He realized that he might be too anxious and did not consider everyone's thoughts.
"Mr. Xi Gong is too abrupt and has not thoughtful about the problem. I hope you can punish me."
Xi Yu continued: "The most important thing for us now is to unite and fight against Cao Pi together. The title of a king cannot change anything, but the important thing is our actions and decisions. You don't need to say that, I know you are also considering it for me."
"Okay, Mr. Xi, if there is nothing else, then my subordinate will surrender."
Xi Yu nodded and then asked Zhuge Liang to retreat.
That night, Xi Zhicai, the housekeeper and Qin Feng came to Youzhou.
Because Qin Feng is a secret guard, many people don’t know him, so the soldiers guarding the gate will not let him in at all. As for Xi Zhicai and the butler, they don’t know him.
The butler then realized that there was such a system here.
Qin Feng was not angry either because this was the rule set by Xi Yu, so he naturally could not object.
So he asked the two of them to stay in the inn, and he went to tell Xi Yu that it would be easy for him to enter the city gate.
At dusk, the secret guard Qin Feng appeared beside Xi Yu.
When he saw Qin Feng, Xi Yu felt very happy.
Qin Feng whispered: "Mr. Xi Zhicai and the butler have arrived, but they cannot enter easily."
When Xi Yu heard this, he felt excited. He didn't expect that his brother was really here.
A trace of firmness flashed across Xi Yu's eyes, and he decided to go to see his brother in person. He turned around and said to Qin Feng, "Tell me where they are now, I'm going to see them."
Qin Feng nodded and quickly told Xi Yu the specific location.
Xi Yu rode his bicycle and left quietly.
He soon arrived at the inn. He probably had a deep understanding of his feelings, and Xi Zhicai was already waiting at the entrance of the inn.
Xi Yu saw his brother from afar, and his eyes couldn't help but become wet.
Because this encounter is different from any previous encounter.
He rushed towards Xi Zhicai quickly.
The two hugged each other tightly, feeling the joy of reunion after a long separation.
They didn't say anything, because there is silence here at this moment.
After a while, Xi Zhicai said, "Go to the inn and take a rest for a while, come in and have a drink of water."
So Xi Yu walked in.
Xi Yu told his brother about his situation in Youzhou and the current difficulties he is facing.
Xi Zhicai listened quietly, and he expressed his appreciation for Xi Yu's efforts and efforts. He said: "I came this time to provide you with support. Let's face difficulties together and protect Youzhou together."
Xi Yu and Xi Zhicai began to discuss plans to deal with Cao Pi. During the discussion, Xi Yu felt his brother's wisdom and courage. He knew that with Xi Zhicai's support, they would definitely be able to overcome difficulties.
"I have become a traitor now." Xi Zhicai sighed.
"Brother, I think you should be a sensible person, otherwise you wouldn't have come here."
Of course, Xi Yu understood how much effort it would take for his brother to make this decision.
Xi Zhicai also told me that fortunately there was a secret passage at home, otherwise he would not have come so smoothly.
Time passed quickly and night fell.
"Brother, go back with me."
Xi Zhicai nodded, went to another room to call the butler, and then introduced to Xi Yu. The butler in the center was named Wang.
Butler Wang also immediately saluted Xi Yu.
After returning home, Xi Yu settled down with Ji Zhi and took him to a restaurant outside to eat. Today, the two brothers must celebrate.
On that night, the two brothers said a lot of private words.
Xi Zhicai also drank too much, and then told the story of two people when they were young.
Xi Yu was also drunk with Mingzhen, but this time the boss knew them.
So I went to the opera house to report the letter in time and asked a few soldiers to take them away.
The next day, the two of them had no idea how they came back.
Later, Xi Yu found out that it was the boss who notified the soldiers to bring him back.
But he didn't feel particularly embarrassed yesterday, because it was a natural reaction that he showed after seeing his brother.
On the other hand, under the escort of two generals Zhou Yu and Zhao Yun and many soldiers, Liu Xie finally returned to the palace in Chang'an smoothly.
After a long journey, everyone seemed a little tired.
Liu Xie looked at it late and said to everyone with concern: "Sirs, everyone has worked hard today. It's late. You can stay in Chang'an and have a good rest. Let's hurry up tomorrow."
Everyone agreed in unison.
Liu Xie and the little eunuch returned to the palace, and before returning to the palace, they had already booked a large inn for everyone to live in.
Zhao Yun and Zhou Yu decided to take this opportunity to go out for a walk and experience the prosperity of Chang'an.
After all, they rarely come once.
The two of them were walking through the bustling crowd, enjoying the night view on the street while chatting. Zhao Yun couldn't help but sigh: "Chang'an is so prosperous, much more lively than the place we were stationed before."
Zhou Yu nodded in agreement: "Yes, but the prosperity here also makes me feel a little uneasy. The more prosperous the place is, the easier it is to hide dirt. Moreover, this prosperity is only superficial, how can it compare to the territory managed by Shangxiu Gong?"
At this moment, a noise suddenly came. The two of them looked in the sound and found a group of people beating a vendor.
Zhao Yun rushed up immediately and stopped the group of people: "Stop! What are you doing?"
One of the leading men said arrogantly: "Who are you? You dare to care about our nosy business? This hawker refuses to pay the protection fee, we are teaching him a lesson!"
Zhao Yun said angrily: "You rogues actually bully the unarmed people. Is there any other kingly law?"
The man smiled disdainfully: "Wangfa? Here, we are Wangfa!" As he said that, he waved his hand and signaled his subordinates to come together.
Seeing this, Zhou Yu also drew out his sword and stood side by side with Zhao Yun.
Both of them were all war-produced generals, so it was no problem to deal with these gangsters. After a while, the group of people were beaten to pieces and fled in a panic.
The vendor was so grateful that he thanked him repeatedly: "Two heroes, thank you for saving me. If it weren't for you, I would have been in danger today."
Zhao Yun shook his head: "No need to thank you. When you see the injustice on the road, you will draw your sword to help you. This is what we should do."
The two of them walked around for a while and then went back.
"I just said that the prosperity on the surface is easy to hide dirt."
"Yes, what you said makes sense, but even the territory managed by Xizhi cannot guarantee that everyone can abide by the law."
The next day, Zhao Yun and Zhou Yu set off.
They took all the soldiers to return to Youzhou.
The dark-tailed Sky Tiger came to Luoyang and kept searching for news about Sima Yi.
He wrote a letter to Xi Yu, saying that he was paying attention to the news now.
On this day, Xi Yu led his two new ladies to visit Xi Zhicai, especially Song Meijiao. Didn’t he always want to see this uncle?
The two of them quickly gave Xi Zhi a gift.
When Xi Zhicai saw that both women were so beautiful, he sighed in his heart that his younger brother was really blessed.
"Two brothers and sisters, get up quickly, I hope you can be my brother's good wife."
"Don't worry, uncle, we will do this even if you don't give instructions."
On the other side, Luoyang.
In Sima Yi's room, Sima Yi sat upright and said to Sima Yi: "Dad, I have found a sorcerer, he can deal with Xi Yu."
Sima Yi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh? What the hell is going on?"
Sima Yi explained the situation of the sorcerer in detail. It turned out that this sorcerer was proficient in the art of Yin and Yang and Five Elements, and was able to infer a person's fate and fortune by observing the celestial phenomena and the birth date and eight characters of a person.
Sima Yi pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, let's use this warlock together to deal with Xi Yu."
The two began to discuss specific plans.
So Sima Master quickly let the sorcerer come in. The sorcerer was particularly beautiful and respectfully saluted Sima Yi.
Sima Yi asked him some questions, and then planned to take him to Cao Pi.
The next day, Sima Yi and his son led the sorcerer to Cao Pi and told them about the plan.
"As long as you master Xi Yu's birth date and horoscope, you can deal with him."
A glimmer flashed in Cao Pi's eyes, and he nodded slightly, expressing his approval.
He also praised Sima Yi for raising a good son. Sima Shi lowered his head and said that this was what he should do.
"But how can we master his birth date?" Cao Pi asked quickly.
"Mr. Cao doesn't have to worry, there are naturally special solutions."
But as for what this method is, this warlock will never say.
"May I have your name?"
"Go back to Cao Gong, I'm calling me Meng Yulei."
"If you can really succeed, you can raise any conditions. As long as this marquis can meet it, it will definitely be satisfied."
Cao Pi touched the beard on his chin and said slowly.
"But if you don't have any skills, don't blame me for being rude, as you will dismember you five horses."
After hearing this, Meng Yulei smiled slightly. He seemed to be very confident and said that he would succeed.
"Don't worry, Cao Gong, I will only be able to succeed in a maximum of ten days."
Meng Yulei analyzed that, so don’t start any war within ten days. If Xi Yu really wants to start a war, they must find a way to hold it back.
"Okay, I believe this matter should not be difficult." Sima Yi said immediately.
Cao Pi nodded, and then let Meng Yulei stay by his side and treat him with great wine and delicious food.
"Zhongda, you father and son have also made contributions. You can say what rewards you have."
"Return to Cao Gong, this is what we should do, so we cannot give extra rewards." Sima Shi bowed respectfully.
Cao Pi said, he would never forget theirs.
If you have any rewards in the future, you will definitely think of them. After that, the father and son will go back.
After returning home, Sima Yi always felt that things were going too smoothly, and he suspected that there might be a conspiracy hidden in it. Sima Shi comforted him and said, "Dad, don't be suspicious, there is no problem at all."
"Then tell me how you met Meng Yulei."
The father and son talked and entered the study.
"It was all introduced by some business partners." As soon as he sat down, Sima Shi said.
Although I haven't done business recently, I've been drinking with a few partners at noon today.
Someone accidentally mentioned the issue of the warlock, so he paid special attention. So he asked his friend to meet the warlock.
In this way, he knew Meng Yulei.
Meng Yulei is very capable, but he is particularly short of money, so it is natural to call him.
Sima Yi kept frowning.
Chapter completed!